The Spatial Patterns of Functional Groups and Successional Direction in a Coastal Dune Community

Various methods have been devised to classify plants into functional groups, yet little work has investigated how these groups differentially impact succession with spatially explicit mechanisms. In a sand dune plant community on Galveston Island, Texas, we categorized plants by their functional tra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rangeland Ecology & Management. - Alliance Communications Group, 2005. - 60(2007), 4, Seite 417-425
1. Verfasser: Feagin, Rusty A. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ben Wu, X.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Rangeland Ecology & Management
Schlagworte:Amelioration Directionality Facilitation Point pattern analysis Ripley's K Sand dunes Spatial analysis Spatial succession Biological sciences Physical sciences